New football team Hackney Wick FC is winning fans left right and centre
Community club The Wickers hope to emulate success of teams like FC United and offer members a say in how club is run
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish man jailed for raping ex-wife in first ‘victimless prosecution’ case
Man sentenced to 14 years for kidnap and rape in Hackney ‘dungeon’ despite victim withdrawing allegations
Read MoreLeader — Goodbye ‘Destination Hackney’
The Tube gears up to shuttle revellers round-the-clock but if the Council’s new policy is approved, Hackney won’t be going along for the ride
Read MoreTitbits — Culture shock, bog-standard politics and #hackneymoments
Traffic cone throwing villagers, the local constabulary’s bizarre twitter campaign and Glastonbury on the Marshes
Read MoreElizabeth Adekunle appointed as new Archdeacon of Hackney
Adekunle succeeds Venerable Rachel Treweek in senior clerical role
Read MoreCurtains for blindmakers as stage set for major £750m development
Local business claims it is being ‘forced out’ by development incorporating the remains of Shakespeare’s 16th-century theatre
Read MoreA Land Without People: founding of Israel is the focus of new play
Playwright Brian Rotman wrote play as an angry response to events in Gaza, basing it on historical archives
Read MoreDressed as a Girl: the inside story of East London's alternative drag scene
East End Film Festival to screen this moving tale of lipstick and counterculture starring the likes of Jonny Woo and Holestar
Read MoreMidnight curfew for new Hackney bars slammed as ‘anti-youth and anti-fun’
Business owners say policy will prevent renewal of nighttime economy as Council consults on 12am cut-off
Read MoreTributes pour in following death of Joe Lobenstein MBE aged 88
Diane Abbott leads tributes to long-serving councillor and first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Hackney
Read MoreHackney restricts office-to-residential developments to ‘protect’ high streets
Council votes to adopt a wide-ranging Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights
Read MoreIt’s a two way street: cyclists scorn proposals to scrap Wick Road cycle lane
Councillors insist two-way street will ease traffic but transport expert slams proposals as ‘disappointing’
Read MoreBuilding Lives’ Hackney apprentices lose jobs amid funding chaos
Crowd-funding charity may withold funding from Building Lives to support apprentices it made redundant
Read MoreTrew Era cafe – review: the Russell Brand revolution will be caffeinated
The babyccino crowd is nowhere in sight at Russell Brand’s revolutionary café
Read MoreHackney has the highest rate in UK for young people with chlamydia
The UK’s most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) was detected in 4,270 Hackney residents per 100,000 population
Read MoreFGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
Read MoreKorean food in East London: Kimchi the best!
From Kimchi to Bibimbap, Korean cuisine is both ancient and on trend in East London today
Read MoreKids take part in ‘bike bus’ world record attempt for Bike Around the Borough
Young cyclists miss out on world record by eight riders but enjoy Council’s annual cycling event
Read MoreHousing activists target Foxtons in protest at ‘rampant regeneration’
Campaigners celebrate Council’s withdrawal of controversial PSPO by staging ‘leaflet amnesty’ and occupying estate agent
Read MoreEast London designers to watch: Louise Alsop
Zines, logos and posters are the muses behind Louise Alsop’s unique minimalist designs
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